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2/25/2002
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Subject: one more time s10 4.3 vs dak 3.9
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somebody tell me how it is possible for a heavier less powerful truck to be faster then a lighter more powerful one..are u guys who beat s10s doing it with stock V6s???

how is it possible??? is it a rear axle ratio thing....whats the deal...I really want to race one when i get my jet chip

2000 V6 4x4 Auto 3.92
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2/25/2002
16:52:04

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it's not, if both are bone stock. I have yet to see or hear of any TRUTHFUL wins for the dakota.. lots of speculation tho...

I know from a roll of 30km/h the Xtreme takes it... I know that for a fact... off the line, I don't know for 100% sure, but I feel the Xtreme would win hands down. I'll let you know for sure.. when it does go down, I'll get video and post it.. should be soon.

01 Sport 4x2 RC 3.9 3.55
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2/25/2002
17:28:47

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i think if you were lucky enough to get the 3.92 gears you could take one....but it would be real close.
ya'll got to remember that the extreme is not a performance package but just the ZQ8 (or whatever it is called) suspension with ground effects, air dam, and pretty wheels. i believe that they are only 185 horsepower...the 190 horsepower is only available for the blazer and 4X4 S-10s.

now this is just a rumor but i have heard that all of the standard cabs are all 4-bangers and the x-cab is either four or six.

i can take em...he he he

IntenseDak39

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2/25/2002
17:43:38

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NOTE!!!

I am racing my Xtreme friend tonight.. he said we will... I'll keep you guys posted!!

01 Sport 4x2 RC 3.9 3.55
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2/25/2002
17:46:36

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so 2x4 s10s are the same speed as extremes??



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2/25/2002
17:46:53

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sorry Xtremes



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2/25/2002
18:30:39

RE: one more time s10 4.3 vs dak 3.9
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there are S10 Sonomas, and S10 Xtremes, the Xtreme is the "sporty" package, but I may be wrong, I'm not a GM buff... I know they offer the same engine, 4.3L 185hp

01 Sport 4x2 RC 3.9 3.55
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2/25/2002
18:51:22

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Sonoma is the GMC version



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2/25/2002
19:37:26

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yep...the extreme has no powertrain mods.

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2/25/2002
21:11:09

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i smoked a 4.3 x-cab 5-speed s-10 before.,



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2/25/2002
22:35:15

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The results are in...

Race #1 - I HAD HIM TILL 85km/h, then my truck went into 3rd and slowed me down HUGE!! (if I had done the manual shift like I usually do, I could've carried to atleast 100). As soon as he passed me, it was his all the way to 140km/h

Race #2 - I called him on a rolling start. He took off immediately and took it all the way to 120km/h

All in all, it's concrete, in my experience, a V6 w/ my mods, OR LESS, CANNOT BEAT AN S10 XTREME, BONE STOCK!

If you say you do, it must be grandma in the Xtreme.

I'm sold on that now...

01 Sport 4x2 RC 3.9 3.55
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2/26/2002
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i pretty sure i have 4:10's in my 92 dakota...when i raced the s-10 it was stock as well...but i beat it...by a car lenght..a little less...but i still beat it...i haven't raced on since..



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2/26/2002
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gen 3s cant though



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2/26/2002
00:57:41

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is it just because of the weight..i mean..i know the newer trucks are heavier..with less hp..but still..would it make that much of a difference?



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2/26/2002
01:19:38

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500-700lbs!!! of course it makes a big difference



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2/26/2002
01:24:41

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i think there's only a 200 lbs difference between a dakota my year and a s-10 my year in both versions..i raced a 4x4...as mine is a 4x4...but if i had a 2 wheel drive..versus a 2wheel drive s-10 i'd imaging it'd be the same..i like my truck...i've had a bronco two...my dad had a ranger..my neighbor had a s-10...and i think bang for the buck..the dakota is the best way to go



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2/26/2002
02:15:31

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no doubt about that




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2/26/2002
09:58:10

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Ok, here's how it works. There is the Chevy S-10, they come in the Xtreme package, it doesn't matter what cab they have any one could have a high output 190HP 250TQ 4.3L. They have 3.08 or 3.42 gears in the rear end with locking diff. Then there is the GMC Sonoma it comes in(or did a few years ago) the SS package but it doesn't have ground efects or lowering springs, but it has everything else.



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2/26/2002
11:24:14

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it's 185hp

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2/26/2002
12:43:29

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I got on the GM site and built a 2002 S-10 Xtreme and it says 190hp, I am looking at it now, so if I am wrong it's not my fault. Oh, the Sonomas have a locking rear end and the S-10s have a positraction rear end. Is there a diffrence in posi and locking?



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2/26/2002
13:02:44

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maybe they upped the hp rating in the 2002's, his is a 2000.

01 Sport 4x2 RC 3.9 3.55
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2/26/2002
13:30:44

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Thats probably what it is then. There is a 2.2L Sonoma that runs around here. He has a 5 speed, srteet slicks, posi rear end and traction bars. I'm not sure what engine mods he has. I am going to try to race him, but I don't know when, if I do I will be sure to tell you how it turns out.



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8/06/2003
23:48:43

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Dodge Mick..where'd you get your CAI from? If you don't mind me asking.



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8/07/2003
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i would laugh my butt off if i saw a 2.2 with traction bars and slicks. you DO know in stock form they run like a 19 second 1320 right?... theres a tiny aftermarket for them also, not much you can do to help those poor bastards out.
pete



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8/07/2003
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i smoked a few xtreme's at the drags,i am sure my better reaction time had a lott to do with it,2000 r/c 3.9 auto 3.55 gears,one was close at the start but every time he shifted i got more and more distance,he ran 17.9 to my 17.20 ,i ran a reg cab 4.3 s10 in a bracket race,he dailed a 19.1to my 17.2,i put a fender on him and won,



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8/07/2003
09:14:12

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Dodge Mick its 180 hp for 2x4 and 190 hp for 4x4. thats for the 2003s was looking at buying a s-10 before i bought my dak sport +



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8/07/2003
19:12:50

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Gotta add my 2 cents here, a buddy a work has a 2001 s-10 extended cab auto 2wd with no mods.
After much braggin' from both sides we finally raced, he ended up beating me but I took him off the line and all the way up to about 70Km/h where he finally caught up, around 100 we shut it down and I was hanging near his rear tire.
so now it's time to get a V-8 throttle body and a nice cat back and try again.
99 3.9 c.c 3.55's
jet stage 2
180 thermo
bosch plat. +4's
brass cap and rotor
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custom ram Air
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Now I'm looking at my mods and I'm a little disapointed hopefully the throttle body and exhaust will wake it up.......................



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8/07/2003
19:30:43

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i wish some of u V6 homos would try to race me...hehehe



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8/07/2003
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Why would we want to waist our time on fat trailer trash bitch like you....hehehe



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8/07/2003
22:15:03

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yeah lots oh "trailer trash" on long island...MORON



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8/08/2003
00:39:45

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gods honest truth ive beaten an extreme.i have a bone stock 3.9 5 speed and i beat the extreme by about a car length maybe less;altough i have raced a s10 five speed and he only beat me by about half a car but that was when my back tire that pulls on my passanger side was bald i havent raced him since then.i raced a 4.0 ranger edge automatic and from a take off i beat him by more than a car and from 20 punch he beat me by more than a car length.im not lying i would have nothing to gain from lying to any of you on a damn chat board seriously.i dont know why it just happens that way.



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